Review of Won't You Be My Neighbor? (2018) by Dufreshest — 11 Jul 2018

Won't You Be My Neighbor: An Authentic Neighbor.

Cinematography: 9.111/10 Fred Rogers is a magnetic force on his own. Capturing his story in a documentary is done well and brings his visions (inclusive of everyone taking part in them) forefront to embrace the audience. .

Costume Design: 10/10 Analyzing the design of the characters through the design of their costumes really makes the revolving ideas of Fred Roger's to be deserving of the highest ratings. .

Film Editing: 10/10 The flow branching from Fred Roger's visions really helps guide the documentary so well. The organization makes the information in the documentary more absorbable, tangible, and understanding.

Make-up and Hairstyling: - /10.

Sound Editing: 9.453/10 A large part of Fred Roger's visions have been very inclusive of music and their appropriate applications in aspects of his creative projects. The documentary indicates Fred Roger's balance of sound and silence as very important to him though seems to indicate that silence might have more meaning for Fred Roger's than sounds. .

Visual Effects: 10/10 I'm counting the characters, stage, and plots as visual effects. The significance behind all of the assets Fred Rogers put to use is phenomenal.

Story: 10/10 Mister Rogers' Neighborhood gives audience members so many stories that audience members are able to appreciate. The documentary does a great job capturing the essence of Fred Rogers in connection with Mister Rogers' Neighborhood. .

Acting: 10/10 Fred Rogers is authentic and the cast around him seems to be so as well. He epitomizes Matthew 22:37–39 and Leviticus 19:18; simply, Fred Rogers loves his neighbor as he loves himself.

Personal: Fred Rogers is so authentic. He is compassionate, kind, and understanding. I remember watching Mister Rogers' Neighborhood growing up and loving every second. Fred Rogers put himself in a very vulnerable position. To be compassionate, kind, and understanding in public realms is difficult for others to embrace that do not have an upbringing teaching them the many uplifting ways love exists. I'm not religious. I'm spiritual. Still - my understanding and upbringing within the Baptist-Catholic-Christian church environments is so special because not many people are in touch with the ideas of the love which Fred Rogers lives. Even people talking about love send misleading messages about love. The documentary is very well done. I can watch the documentary and the episodes of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood again and again. May his soul continue shining upon the world. .

Overall: 9.794/10.

-K.D.

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